Forgive the lousy quality of the pictures. All I had was a cheap disposable camera in limited quarters and not enough light or flash power. I'll update these as soon as my new baby comes home!

And for the purists out there, yes, it is the "wrong" antennae. But the original wiring has been reconnected and the "Bubba special" wiring removed. So far it appears that Bubba only touched the electrical system once... to reroute a second antennae wire... for reasons unknown as the original one was intact, in it's proper place, and fully functional.

The front of the 1970 shark. The outer driver side headlight is original. All the others are replacements. The front license plate piece is being replaced with a new one as we speak. The driver side grille is a replacement part, but unfortunately not the proper $$ 1970 piece as evidenced by the screw holes on the lower side. It appears as if there was some minor incident in the front left corner which necessitated the grille replacement. The fiberglass body has had no repair work, and is factory original. Hopefully this means that it was just a minor something or other which broke the grille and nothing else.

This is the view the rest of the driving world will get to see... Me zooming Away, blonde hair flying in the wind! You gotta love those swoopsy wheel curves!

The rear license plate frame is heavily pitted and is in the process of being restored. The bezels around the exhaust tips (not installed yet) will also need some future restoration work. The original factory alarm was unfortunately painted right over! That piece is also being removed, glass beaded and restored as we "speak."

Don't you just love the color? It's the original shade, but a cheap repaint. That's the big ticket item for a few years down the road. For now it will make it less stressful to park at the Univ of MD student parking lot though!

Here you can see the rear deck lifted up. The dash piece is currently removed and sitting on top of the retracted convertible top... as Tony watches Andrew put it all back together with a keen eye for NCRS judging standards. It's the little details like the wiring placement, factory correct clips and the proper sequence of carpet tucking which matters!

There are some chips in the rear deck lid, especially where the seat backs rub. New bumpers will eventually be installed there. All the mechanical components in the convertible and rear deck are original and in great shape.

The seat covers are recent replacements with no tears. The seat belts (lap only) are also repro parts, not originals. Note the excellent condition of the original storage cubbie, currently removed and sitting on the front seat. We found the original key code manilla envelope from the dealer in here. I'm not sure if the owner's manual is still floating around or not.

Behind the seat, and under the cubbie, mounted to the floor are some relays (??) which I think work, but need some cosmetic restoration. The floor boards back there have some surface discoloration which will need to be addressed eventually. There are some paint chips around the door edges which need to be touched up while awaiting a proper repaint.

Too bad you can't read the 44k mileage. But you might be able to make out the speedometer which goes up to 160 mph! Yowza! The dash lights and dimmer even work.

The steering column is out being restored. Ignore the clutter of toools etc. The fiber optic system is all fixed (ends polished, reset lenses etc). All the factory knobs and buttons are in good shape. The console shows some wear, but overally it's in pretty decent condition. Oh, the mirrors are original with original glass. Note the power windows... No window crank handles!

Here is work in progress. Behind the dash panel is where the factory Build sheet was found! Nearly 29 years and 10 months after being placed there on the assembly line at the factory!

The right speaker was replaced with a used one from another vette (proper part). Had that speaker not been dead I wonder how much longer the build sheet would have stayed hidden behind the dash?? The radio is the original AM/FM Stereo with push buttons!